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- M. VAN SURE BURIAL VAULT Filed Jan. 27, 1922 Patented Unt.. 9, i923.

CHOSES 'VAN SLYKE, OF CLARKSVILLE, JEOWA.; W. L. ASHER ADTEINISTRATOB. 0F SAID MOSES VAN SLYKE, D'ECEASED, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO JOSEPH VAN SLYKE, OF

CLARKSVLLE, IOWA.

BURAL VAULT.

Application filed January 27, 1922. Serial No. 532,272.

To oZZ whom. it may concern.'

Be it known that l, Moses VAN Enviar., a citizen o't the United States, residing at Clarksville, in the county of Butler and State ot iowa, have invented certain new and use-ful lmprovementsin `Burial Vaults, ot which the Yfollowing` is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to burial vaults, and more particularly to vaults formed ot ccment, concrete or similar material.

[in object of the invention is the provision ot' a vault of simple construction that can be manufactured inexpensively.

A further object is the provision ol: a vault provided with suitable sealing means to exclude air, moisture, and the like.

n the accompanying drawings, i. have shown several embodiments ot the invention. in this showing:

Figure l is a side elevation of one form ot the invention,

Figure 2 is a vertical sec-tional view on line 2-2 of Figure l,

Figure 3 is a perspective view taken in the plane ot Figure 2,

Figure t is a similar view ot a slightly modiied form, and, l

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view of the form shown in Figure 4.

Referring to the drawings, the reference nume al l designates the bottom ot the vault which, as shown, is made curved in crosssection, and is provided with side and end flanges 2. These 'flanges are provided with tlat upper iaces 3, having grooves 4 'formed therein. The body of the vault consists ot a curved top 5, having sides and ends 6 depending therefrom. The lower surfaces ot the sides and ends are Hat, as at 7, to tit the top 3 of the flanges, and these flat sides are provided with ribs S adapted to be received in the grooves 4. llVhen the vault is closed, the meeting edges may be covered with suitable cement or other similar material to provide an air-tight closure. rllhe sides may be provided with panels 9, as

shown. rfi re-en'forcing strip 10 may be ar ranged within the top, the re-enforcing strip being provided with depending portions il, extending down the sides and ends ot' the body.

in the torni oitl the invention shown in Figures i and 5 et the drawings, the lower edge ot the side is provided with a projecting portion l2 adjacent the outside. The bottom is cut away, forming a recess 13 adapted to receive this projecting portion.

By means et the construction herein described, an air-tight and moisture proof vault may be obtained. The simplicity of construction reduces the cost of manufacture to a minimum and the provision olf a curved top and a curved bottom adds materially to the strength oit the vault.

it is to be understood that the terms of my invention herewith shown and described are to` be taken as preferred examples of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subioined claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

A burial vault comprising a curved top, side and end walls depending therefrom, and a curved bottom on which said side and end walls are adapted to rest, said botto-in being provided with a peripheral flange having a iiat upper tace adapted to receive the lower tace ot the side and end walls, one of said faces being provided with a longitudinal groove, and a rib formed on the other tace and adapted to be received in said groove.

in testimony whereof li atiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

liiOSES VAN SLYKE.

Witnesses B. VVANsLnY, FLOYD L. Assen. 

